March 17- Carlsbad Caverns, NM

We’ve been underground all day! Walked about four miles inside the caverns…down to 850 feet below ground. We even ate lunch underground as they have a lunchroom where you can buy sandwiches and pop at 550 feet. We packed our own but it was pretty strange to sit at picnic tables in the dark and eat your bagel! It’s even darker when they turn out the lights (which they do on some of the tours). I took lots of photos, but it’s really hard to get good ones without a tripod. Hopefully mind won’t look blurry when they get to the blog. I’ve already deleted lots of them. We left the rig at Guadalupe National Park and drove the jeep up to Carlsbad (about 35 miles) so we will be heading out in the morning. The plan is to try to get to Cousin Bob’s before too long. At the moment Gene is watching the Cougars play against Vanderbilt in the NCAA tournament. Lots of screaming!